Sooooo. The catgirl in panel 6. Is that Miho? Seems a bit too far away, and Miho has not grown ears and a tail before, even when curious. Is this perhaps the first appearance of a certaincatgirl thatFred has drawn before? The cheek markings look like Miho's bandage and bruise though. I'm confused, but very very curious.

Looks like ninjamom (ninjasister?) is considering the possibility of a kitsune daughter in law. Was wondering who the catgirl in the background is, the forum seems to think it is Miho in curious mode, so I will go with that. Looks like I was right about Yaku's motivation about why she sent her guardian ninja to be with mom. My guesses aren't correct very often, so I am going to savour this.

So, when the cast starts to arrive at the hotel. Are the two lovebirds going to still be in the act, afterglow mode, or finished and cleaned up?

Ah, a Himeji Kitsune clan relocated to Tokyo, dialect had showed Mugi wasn't from round these parts, now we know where. (Was any of that in the shrine visit arc?)

So, that very much appears exactly Tohya but with feline ears and tail; a sidepanel cute funny incongruity (or another power Miho has when she's curious lol)

Well then, it seems this ninja female wasn't planning on going with them. The wording in panel 3, and also 6, appears either some sort of melodramatic style dialog being mimicked, or questions from somebody more older and serious than we might have been lead to believe. The sentences/words in 7 and 9 likewise. Has the real Enjii arrived for display? Sort of like the way she was messing with Miho then popped out with the oh btw I'm here to kill you sort of line. Well either way, Junpei as the young man who brought Yaku here, which sounds like a less than close way to put things, and doesn't match what most might say about a brother, or son or grandson; although the young man part certainly fits the last two more than the first. Still, rather less than a straightforward way to put it, as it really answers no question on who this ninja is. It only suggests much. Who is she hiding things from, just us? Or is there nothing hidden, just nothing determined to give out. Or is it some of the other possible answers.

Which that's also interesting in panel 8 in that certainly Junpei is both busy and much farther away. He was nearby and listening at hospital, and not so much in this case. The question, even if he hears, would he go. He's tasked and involved, has really already nullified that whole attempt at coercion and blackmail etc Either way, he's not here, it's perhaps a different Ninja on call, for whatever reasons.

Here's the thing though. One of the another sets of answers. Both Ninja and Kitsune were here to ostensibly do a specific thing (find out about Miho or potentially try to kill Miho per the order, write a brand new story for Miho that wouldn't make Mugi sad) and yet, not exactly what is happening. Perhaps the questions from Ninja to Kitsune are something else, maybe the Kitsune changed her mind, perhaps Miho actually wants to see Piro or to just go to where Kimiko is, and so on. Instead apparently, what's happened is another story has shoved its way into the plans of everyone who had plans, which then becomes the discussion between the roles and dialog, and who is or isn't aware this is going on. If it has turned into another story (same, different, both). Is the Analogue forcing the story to wind itself back to the one that was supposed to be over, or is the story forcing the Analogue and everyone else into something old or something new. Whatever is driving what which way, some things might be explained by things having changed a few times since they started, because story or those controlling it.

Should things actually go that way, the situation that is going to exist at the hotel? If these three end up there in a reasonable time, it just might less involve Kimiko and Piro, somewhat involve Yaku's family, and more so revolve around Ping/whoeverthatguyis and perhaps Junko, which... that would be interesting. Or it may be that something entirely different is waiting for everyone that happens to show up where ever and when ever they get to that place and time.

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Sooooo. The catgirl in panel 6. Is that Miho? Seems a bit too far away, and Miho has not grown ears and a tail before, even when curious. Is this perhaps the first appearance of a certaincatgirl thatFred has drawn before? The cheek markings look like Miho's bandage and bruise though. I'm confused, but very very curious.

Miho is "Also curious." Hopefully, that isn't the curiosity that kills the cat.